ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

Y63.6 – Underdosing and nonadministration of necessary drug, medicament or biological substance

Coding Notes

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Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

E87.36

Fs: 10000 – Nonadministration of necessary drug or medicinal substance

E87.38

Fs: 10000 – Other specified failure in dosage

Back Reference of External Causes

Misadventure during surgical or medical care (s) to patient(s) Y69

failure

in dosage Y63.9

nonadministration of necessary drug or biological substance Y63.6

nonadministration of necessary drug or biological substance Y63.6

Nonadministration (of)

drug or biological substance (necessary) Y63.6

Underdosing of necessary drugs, medicaments or biological substances Y63.6

Sibling Codes

Y63.0

Excessive amount of blood or other fluid given during transfusion or infusion

Y63.1

Incorrect dilution of fluid used during infusion

Y63.2

Overdose of radiation given during therapy

Y63.3

Inadvertent exposure of patient to radiation during medical care

Y63.4

Failure in dosage in electroshock or insulin-shock therapy

Y63.5

Inappropriate temperature in local application and packing

Y63.8

Failure in dosage during other surgical and medical care

Y63.9

Failure in dosage during unspecified surgical and medical care

Parent Sibling Codes

Y62

Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care

Y63

Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care

Y64

Contaminated medical or biological substances

Y65

Other misadventures during surgical and medical care

Y66

Nonadministration of surgical and medical care

Y69

Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

View in Tabular

Code	Title
V00-Y99	External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Y62-Y69	Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)
Y63	Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care
Y63.6	Underdosing and nonadministration of necessary drug, medicament or biological substance